tə adjective
capable of being divested, as an estate in land.
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| —vb (usually foll by of) | |
| 1. | to strip (of clothes): to divest oneself of one's coat |
| 2. | to deprive or dispossess |
| 3. | property law to take away an estate or interest in property vested (in a person) |
| [C17: changed from earlier | |
| di'vestible | |
| —adj | |
| divestiture | |
| —n | |
| divesture | |
| —n | |
| di'vestment | |
| —n | |
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Divestible
is always a great word to know.
So is zedonk. Does it mean:
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
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